Helminth Parasites of Conventionally Maintained Laboratory Mice - II. Inbred Strains with an Adaptation of the Anal Swab Technique

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 121-126

  Gonçalves, Lucineide ^a   Pinto, Roberto Magalhães ^a   Vicente, J Júlio ^a   Noronha, Dely ^a   Gomes, Delir Corrêa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anal swab technique; Aspiculuris tetraptera; Helminths; Inbred mice; Mean intensity; Prevalence; Syphacia obvelata; Vampirolepis nana

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPICULURIS; ASPICULURIS TETRAPTERA; CESTODA; NEMATODA; OXYURIDAE; SYPHACIA; SYPHACIA OBVELATA; VAMPIROLEPIS; VERMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FECES; HELMINTH; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BRAZIL; FECES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031626398     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761998000100023     Document Type: Article

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